I learned that certain subtests have a higher "g" factor, which indicates gifted thinking/functioning/reasoning. The subtests with the highest "g" factors are the six included in the Verbal Comprehension Index and the Perceptual Reasoning index. The subtests with the highest "g" factor are the Vocabulary and Matrix Reasoning. The next highest are the Similarities and Block Design and the next are Comprehension and Picture Concepts. This could be helpful to look at when you have a kid that is "borderline." If they show their best performance in high "g" factor subtests, then perhaps it could indicate a higher degree of need for our program and help facilitate the decision for placement.
Another note:
Lori Lennon from Central Bucks gave a wonderful overview of the WISC IV. Some of the information was not necessarily new to me, but it was extremely helpful in refreshing my memory and furthering my understanding of the test.
- results can vary on any given day due to many different factors (temperature, time of day, comfort level between child and adult, various interruptions that may occur in the school day while testing is taking place)
-children who do well on perceptual reasoning but "just ok" on verbal component typically have more strength in math
-"best" age to test a child is between 10-12 years of age (for the most accurrate results)
-for the gifted population the skills required in the VCI (Verbal Comprehension Index) are tradionally the strongest indicators of giftedness
-Working Memory Index is not part of the GAI (Global Ability Index) but it is still considered part of intelligence
-if a child does not score well in the Processing Speed Index it does not necessarily mean they are not efficient; many with perfectionist tendencies may not score well here because they are double checking each item
-the "confidence interval" section on the scoring sheet is not the same as "standard error of measurement"
Another note:
Lori Lennon from Central Bucks gave a wonderful overview of the WISC IV. Some of the information was not necessarily new to me, but it was extremely helpful in refreshing my memory and furthering my understanding of the test.
- results can vary on any given day due to many different factors (temperature, time of day, comfort level between child and adult, various interruptions that may occur in the school day while testing is taking place)
-children who do well on perceptual reasoning but "just ok" on verbal component typically have more strength in math
-"best" age to test a child is between 10-12 years of age (for the most accurrate results)
-for the gifted population the skills required in the VCI (Verbal Comprehension Index) are tradionally the strongest indicators of giftedness
-Working Memory Index is not part of the GAI (Global Ability Index) but it is still considered part of intelligence
-if a child does not score well in the Processing Speed Index it does not necessarily mean they are not efficient; many with perfectionist tendencies may not score well here because they are double checking each item
-the "confidence interval" section on the scoring sheet is not the same as "standard error of measurement"